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2023 Best Value Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

9 Colleges
$5,914 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$33,755 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 212 degrees and certificates were awarded to construction trades students who went to a Minnesota college or university. This makes it the #31 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best Value Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 9 schools in Minnesota to see which ones offered the best value undergraduate certificate programs for construction trades students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

Best Minnesota Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Construction Trades

Our analysis found Rochester Community and Technical College to be the best value school for construction trades students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Minnesota. Located in the city of Rochester, Rochester Community and Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

Rochester Community and Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,372 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Minnesota State Community and Technical College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value construction trades schools in Minnesota. M State is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Fergus Falls.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at M State are $5,862 per year.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Dakota County Technical College is a great value for construction trades students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the rural area of Rosemount, DCTC is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at DCTC are $6,208 per year.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means St Cloud Technical and Community College is a great value for construction trades students working on their undergraduate certificate. St Cloud Technical and Community College is a small public school located in the city of Saint Cloud.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at St Cloud Technical and Community College are $5,874 a year.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Minnesota West Community and Technical College is a great value for construction trades students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the remote town of Granite Falls, Minnesota West is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Minnesota West are $6,286 per year.

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#6

Ridgewater College

Willmar, MN

Ridgewater College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota list. Ridgewater College is a small public school located in the remote town of Willmar.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Ridgewater College are $5,914 per year.

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#7

Saint Paul College

Saint Paul, MN

Saint Paul College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Construction Trades Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota list. Saint Paul College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Saint Paul.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Saint Paul College are $6,041 per year.

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Northland Community and Technical College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate construction trades programs. Northland Community and Technical College is a small public school located in the town of Thief River Falls.

Northland Community and Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,052 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#9

Lake Superior College

Duluth, MN

Lake Superior College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for construction trades students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of Duluth, LSC is a public college with a small student population.

LSC undergraduate students pay an average of $5,616 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Construction Trades Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Construction Trades Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 129
Iowa 59
South Dakota 136
Missouri 177
Nebraska 191
North Dakota 26

Construction Trades Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Electrical & Power Transmission Installers 23,527
Building Management & Inspection 4,511
Carpentry 3,273
Plumbing & Water Supply 2,617
Construction 1,435
Masonry 274
Other Construction 157

Majors Similar to Construction Trades

Related Major Annual Graduates
Personal & Culinary Services 130,328
Mechanic & Repair Technologies 96,336
Precision Production 52,913
Transportation & Materials Moving 29,084

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 9 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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